Summer Qamp
Sat
11
Sat 11 Nov 1:30 PM
Kino - Cinema 2
Wheelchair
Allocated Seating
80 Mins | Canada
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
A queer summer camp for kids would be the easy way to describe Canadian filmmaker Jen Markowitz’s latest feature documentary, but it’s so much more than this. Using mostly fly-on-the-wall cinematography Summer Qamp provides a sincere lens into the lives, hardships, successes, highs and lows of a group of queer campers, many of whom are trans, non-binary or just trying to figure themselves out. Seeing a new generation of kids grapple with and talk about pronouns, coming out, having crushes, the complexity of transitioning, gender expression, clothing and more amidst the backdrop of a summer camp setting shouldn’t feel like such a revelation, but it is. It’s the summer camp queer-kid dreams are made of, and seeing young queer joy on screen still feels truly radical in 2023.
A queer summer camp for kids would be the easy way to describe Canadian filmmaker Jen Markowitz’s latest feature documentary, but it’s so much more than this. Using mostly fly-on-the-wall cinematography Summer Qamp provides a sincere lens into the lives, hardships, successes, highs and lows of a group of queer campers, many of whom are trans, non-binary or just trying to figure themselves out. Seeing a new generation of kids grapple with and talk about pronouns, coming out, having crushes, the complexity of transitioning, gender expression, clothing and more amidst the backdrop of a summer camp setting shouldn’t feel like such a revelation, but it is. It’s the summer camp queer-kid dreams are made of, and seeing young queer joy on screen still feels truly radical in 2023.
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